[Asian Games] ‘Finally Got my First Hit’ Kang Baek-ho “I Felt Sorry for my Teammates”
Hong Kong was silent after going 0-hit in 8 at-bats against Taiwan, and had a hit in the last at-bat against Thailand.
Kang Baek-ho (KT Wiz), the main hitter of the national baseball team who was suffering from a terrible slump, smiled brightly after breaking his silence in the game against Thailand.
Kang Baek-ho met with reporters after posting 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 3 at-bats in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Group B match against Thailand held at Stadium 2 of the Baseball and Softball Sports Center in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China on the 3rd and said, “I felt very sorry for our players.” 온라인카지노사이트
He said, “As the fourth hitter, I felt like I put a burden on the young players.”
He continued, “The players were very worried about me and gave me various advices, but luckily I got a hit in my last at-bat,” and expressed his determination, “I will use today's game as an opportunity to do my best to be of help to the team.”
Kang Baek-ho, who had been in the spotlight at every international competition, suffered a severe ‘international jinx' and hung his head at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
On the 1st, against ‘weak' Hong Kong, he struck out and retired with an RBI at every opportunity, putting cold water on his batting lineup.
Kang Baek-ho, who was silent in the match against Hong Kong with no hits in 4 at-bats and 3 strikeouts, was unable to raise his head even in the second game of the group stage against Chinese Taipei on the 2nd.
He performed poorly with 0 hits and 1 strikeout in 4 at-bats, and Korea lost 0-4 to Taiwan.
As Kang Baek-ho's slump continued, national baseball team coach Ryu Joong-il adjusted the batting order.
Kang Baek-ho, who started as the number 4 designated hitter in both the previous two games, started as the number 6 designated hitter in the game against Thailand on the 3rd.
Kang Baek-ho could hardly get a hit even against Thai pitchers.
He struck out on a swing in the first inning and retired on a fly ball to center field in the third.
The hit came in the bottom of the fourth inning when the team was ahead 10-0.
He contributed to the victory in the cold game by hitting a timely hit to the right with no outs on second and third base.
Korea scored 10 points in the fourth inning alone, beating Thailand 17-0 and advancing to the Super Round in second place in Group B.
Kang Baek-ho seemed to have relieved some of the burden on his mind.
He said, “I have tried hard to do my best so far,” and pledged, “I was very upset with the disappointing result in the match against Taiwan.
I will definitely win the matches against China and Japan and advance to the finals.”
